From this pic it's labeled 4x4 1/2, which is one of the drop down choices for the pocket sizes. Thus, one can assume, there are different rails for each pocket size.
Gold Crown 7 Revealed
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Now the rail I like, that looks sturdy but from my 4 decades of experience with steel I am not sold on the steel frame from a strength standpoint. If the frame were made out of rectangle steel I would easily believe it to be superior to wood. The shape of the steel for the job is every bit as important as wall thickness is. A steel rectangle is much stronger than C channel or I beam.
Yeah, the rail is extruded aluminum. A full "box", plus channels for the wood staple strip and probably some interior channels, which all would add incredible strength. All the holes for the screws and the ends were secondary CNC machined, which is one of the most expensive manufacturing process (but also the most accurate). Extrusion tooling is dirt cheap though.
Def true, the cross section of the beams is just as important as the material, if not more.
As a pure guess though, I think Brunswick would be smart enough, especially with their new president, to not make a wobbly commercial pool table.
All that frame has to do is help support three pieces of slate, no twists/torques/bends. Its more than strong enough for that job. They aren't building a ship here.
That frame is plenty stout for its intended duty: supporting slate slabs. It doesn't have to resist twisting/flexing it just has to rest on the legs and support the slate.The rails are made just like the Clash Aluma table with aluminum rails and wood inserts for tacking the cloth. I should be hearing pretty soon how it plays and that's what really matters.
I messaged Oscar about the shelf depth and he replied the same as what you said, so where right in between a GC4 and a Diamond.
I also asked him on how they played compared to a Diamond but he hasn't replied to that yet.
B'wick has always answered my msg's pretty quick. The leveling system is just like that on most modern tables with plugs that push up on the skate. Look at that pic and see the round plugs(8 in each long rail and 3 in the short rails. 22 total) in the frame's surface? Those go up -down to level the slate. UPDATE: B'wick replied about the levelers: there's 22 levelers on 1pc slate and 26 on 3pc slate.
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Can anybody check with Brunswick and ask if they have any plans to make the GCVII with drop pockets instead of just the ball return?
Drop pockets can be installed in any table and inexpensively too.
I had it done on my GCIII. Easy easy.
Love drop pockets. Gets you walking around the table.
Older GC's were easy because they came in both versions. If you look the frame on this 7 and how the pockets/gullies are attached making these drop-pocket may not be that simple. Might be possible but i don't know about easy. Based on what they told me no dp version is currently on their radar so you'd have to find a pocket liner of some sort and start trimming/altering it to fit.
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You won't get a manual unless you buy one. The leveling system is pretty simple: wrench-adjustable studs that push on the slate. Combined with the adjustable feet it should be easy to get one really level. Heard from KC that they roll perfect. Kim did a great job on set-up.
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Ok. WTF.
Has anyone seen the 1 piece slate version? Are the feet in the same place?
I just played exclusively on Diamond pro-ams for 4 months. I got used to moving my feet around so they wouldn’t bang into the legs.
Now im back on GC’s and my feet have all the room in the world.
Im 6-3 and wear a 13 shoe.
I just played exclusively on Diamond pro-ams for 4 months. I got used to moving my feet around so they wouldn’t bang into the legs.
Now im back on GC’s and my feet have all the room in the world.
Im 6-3 and wear a 13 shoe.
why wouldn't they be? same tables other than the slate. feedback i've got so far is they play really well. zero complaints and that's in a big place with lots of players. Kim said its the best built, easiest to set-up table he's worked on.
The reason given for Diamond having the legs in the far corners is so it can be 1 piece slate tipped on its side for installation. Their Professional model, in contrast, has the legs offset. If Brunswick found a way to accomplish the same fast setup with legs offset from the corners, that's a nice upgrade for tall player comfort.